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President General of the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) Robert Corbin and others have obtained injunctions against the GLU and its General Secretary Carvil Duncan.

Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday freed Carolan Lynch of the charge of murdering her husband, Farouk Razac, the former boss of Swiss House Cambio, saying that he found little evidence to commit her to stand trial in the High Court.

Four men are in police custody, while two others managed to escape on Sunday after police and security officials of Omai Gold Mines Limited found them hiding in a building at the mine site in the Essequibo River.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says it is disheartening that it still has to struggle for workers’ rights and fair treatment to be recognised by a government that claims working class credentials and credit for restoring democracy.

Leader of the Justice for All Party (JFAP), CN Sharma, is calling on all Guyanese to come together and pray for the betterment of the nation for the New Year.

In another few days, the Ministry of Health will launch the Million Mile Challenge that aims to increase physical activity and promote positive lifestyles, as part of the ministry’s strategy to combat chronic diseases.

In another decade or so Guyana is likely to be different, something to ponder is how much so.

Two men accused of sodomizing a Belvedere Squatting Area, Corentyne man are in police custody after man died at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Sunday.

Police on Sunday unearthed an unlicensed .38 revolver with matching rounds at a Princes Street, Charlestown house, after they responded to a report of threats being made.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has promised vast improvements in the welfare and services sectors, especially as regards women and children.

Police have captured a wanted DeKinderen man at Bartica and two more juvenile escapees from the Onderneeming-based New Opportunity Corps (NOC), at Supenaam.

The ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in its New Year’s message has pledged to continue to be in the forefront of the national effort to ensure lasting solutions and strong responses to challenges confronting Guyanese.

Ushering in the New Year at a party has been the trend with many over the years, though quite a few things have changed about how this is done.

A US-based couple died on the spot yesterday morning when their CBR motor bike crashed into a car at the junction of Norton and Camp streets during a frantic bid to escape from police as they were allegedly not wearing safety helmets.

The increase in electricity rates announced on Friday is moderate, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) maintains.

Bandits early yesterday morning robbed a Banks DIH employee of an undisclosed sum of money in nine bags, proceeds of sales of the company’s products at the Beenie Man show that was held at the National Park.

Though there is continuing chaos at many traffic light intersections, the government has scrapped its promised public awareness programme on the use of the signals saying that Guyanese are already well informed about their operation.

More than a month since the Head of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), Cecil Kennard recommended to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that an inquest be held into the controversial shooting to death of Buxtonian, Donna Herod there has been no word from the DPP’s chambers.

Police yesterday said that two other men were arrested on Saturday in connection with the death of Kazim Ali called ‘Pirate’ whose body was discovered in the Mahaicony Creek on Friday.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says it is implementing the Remote Sensing and Bar-Coding system into its existing log tracking programme in its promotion of sustainable forestry development.